School Psychologist for Equitable Wraparound Support

Kumara Vine; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 86,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Kumara Vine invites applications for a Te Kahu Tōī Intensive Wraparound Service Psychologist. This permanent 0.6 FTE role (three days per week, ideally consecutive) focuses on understanding needs and delivering evidence-based interventions to support young people and families.

You will work across agencies to identify factors affecting learning and wellbeing, provide ongoing assessments, and monitor outcomes with data-informed practice.

Qualifications

• Be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist with a current practicing certificate.
• Ability to contribute specialist skills within multi-agency, trans-disciplinary settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with children, young people, families, teachers and other professionals.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangatawhenuatanga concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identify patterns or contributing factors influencing learning, wellbeing and behaviour.
• Contribute to strength-based collaborative team processes to meet needs.
• Provide ongoing, individualized, evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention.
• Support those around the child to use evidence-informed practice.
• Monitor implementation effectiveness by supporting data collection and decision making.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Cultural capability

Education

New Zealand Registered Psychologist (HPCA)

Job description

Kumara Vine invites applications for a Te Kahu Tōī Intensive Wraparound Service Psychologist. This permanent 0.6 FTE role (three days per week, ideally consecutive) focuses on understanding needs and delivering evidence-based interventions to support young people and families.

You will work across agencies to identify factors affecting learning and wellbeing, provide ongoing assessments, and monitor outcomes with data-informed practice.